LAFA Winners - February 2025

Best Picture

The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Jesse Edwards

Best Narrative Feature

The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Jesse Edwards

Best Narrative Short

Asher Baby - Paulina Ulrich

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Experientia - Kevin Georget

Best Indie Feature

After the Freeze - Tenley Eakin Raj

Best Indie Short

Locksmith - Whitney Williams

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

THE PARASiTE - Hao Zhang

Best Drama

The Rise & Decline of Punk Rock - Dustin Haney

Best Inspirational Film

Cosmic Rhapsody - A Journey of Hope - Susan Mey Lee Lim, Christina Teenz Tan

Best Musical/Dance Film

Birds of a Feather - Cat Rendic

Best LGBTQ Film

RETREAT - Mari SanGiovanni

Best Web Series

The Madness of David Judge - Mike Mayhall

Honorable Mention: Web Series

Dick Bunny - Katie Locke O'Brien

Best Commercial

Lucky Around The World - Hsun-Chun Chuang

Best Documentary Feature

At What Cost - Stewart A Campbell

Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature

Broad Minded City - Quirino de la Cuesta (Quasimodo 4)

Best Documentary Short

Ex-Friends - Kathryn Ebba Gould

Honorable Mention: Documentary Short

What About Me - Behind the Scenes - Charles D'Alberto, Arianna Fiandrini, Mauro Magrini

Best Animation

Lucky Around The World - Hsun-Chun Chuang

Honorable Mention: Animation

Tiny Teaching Tales - Julie Anne Burch

Best Music Video

La Cuadrada by Belinda & Tito Double P - Lariss De la Vega, Kathya Velázquez

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Urban Cowboy - Cali Tucker, Dustin J Robison

Best Student Film

Blossom - Liang Zhang

Honorable Mention: Student Film

Inflight Inflatables - John Mac Menamie

Best Director (Feature)

The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Jesse Edwards

Best Director (Short)

The Rise & Decline of Punk Rock - Dustin Haney

Honorable Mention: Director

FEAR, Forget My Name - Alex Bram

Best First Time Director (Feature)

At What Cost - Stewart A Campbell

Best First Time Director (Short)

The Loved One Dies - Qian Wan

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

Once Upon A Time In My Village - Charlie S Tang

Best Indie Filmmaker

FIEND - Lucas Cavanagh, Olivia Simon, Sydney Brumfield

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

Walter, Jenny and the Christmas Carolers - Dean Attari

Best Young Filmmaker

Forgot - Jiahe Guo

Best Actor

Asher Baby - Heston Horwin

Best Actress

Asher Baby - Katie Parker

Best Actress in an Indie Film

Flourishing - Pauline Malinet

Best Supporting Actor

Rebel - Kabir McNeely

Best Young Actor

The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Hudson Hensley

Best Young Actress

The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Ayla Bullington

Best Duo

Asher Baby - Katie Parker & Heston Horwin

Best Ensemble

The Rise & Decline of Punk Rock - Shane West, Mason Mecartea, Sam Brooks, Ryan Johns, Juan Graterol

Best Cinematography

At What Cost - Chris M Stanton

Best Editing

The End - Weiqi Meng

Best Score

The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Jose Skertchly

Best Sound Design

The Rise & Decline of Punk Rock - Zach Noblitt

Inspiring Woman in a Film

Flourishing - Pauline Malinet

Best Trailer

For: LiLa - Malik Myers

Screenplay of the Month

Marshmallow Lake - Daniel Bodenmann

Best Feature Screenplay

Marshmallow Lake - Daniel Bodenmann

Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay

Twice Upon a Time - Hayley Jean Reeves

Best Short Screenplay

The Executioner - Kate Chen

Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay

Alabaster Muse - R. D. Smith

Best Drama Screenplay

Delaney - Nathan E Wells, DJ Stroud

Best Horror Screenplay

Mystic Masala - Sadhana Singhal

Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Dreme - Ashok Reddy

Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)

The Executioner - Kate Chen

Best Television Script

Good American B*tches - Talia Masiello

Honorable Mention: Television Script

Solara - Jeff Kimball

The Wildman of Shaggy Creek Trailer

More trailers: https://www.youtube.com/c/losangelesfilmawards

* Winners may order an official LAFA statuette

* Winners may order a review - FilmFreeway Gold members get $50 off